Archive for May, 2009


Chris Hemsworth IS Thor!

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May 16, 2009

…Ok, I know, you’re going “Who the HELL is Chris Hemsworth”?

Well, I think I know my reader-base here, so I’ll remind you.

You know the awesome opening of Star Trek?

Remember Jim Kirk’s dad, George Kirk?

That is Chris Hemsworth, and in Summer 2011, we’ll be seeing him wreck people with Mjolnir as Thor. And then again in 2012 as a member of The Avengers.

What do I think? Honestly, don’t know enough to say. I thought he was fine as George Kirk (although ultimately, not memorable), but we’ll see him next in the Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) directed, Joss Whedon (nerdy things) written The Cabin in the Woods.

Hopefully we’ll get a better idea of his skills then.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Thor is scheduled to hit theaters on June 17th, 2011.

Original Post: Chris Hemsworth is Thor | /Film.

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Transformers 2 Now Retroactively Ruining Things: New Version of “THE TOUCH”

Filed Under: across the net, cynicism, movies by Marty Day — 5 Comments
May 15, 2009

You’ve got the touch…

You’ve got the poooweeeeerrrrrrr

YEAH!

Start to sing that to any child of the 80s, and they’ll immediately chime in, as it’s the opening lines of the song “The Touch”, by Stan Bush.

Made famous in the original, animated Transformers movie, it’s arguably one of the seminal songs of the current nerd generation.

So of course, with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hitting theaters, they had to remake it, right?

Set your ears for dissapointment, as the 2009 version of “The Touch” is slow tempoed, and Linkin Park-esq, right down to a bootleg version of your standard “white, maybe asian?” rapper dude.

Holy shit does this suck. Click play in the YouTube video above to hate your life. Happy Friday!

EDIT – 4:05PM: Just found out something that either makes this more hysterical, or far sadder…this isn’t officially in Transformers 2, yet. Bush made the song and the video for quote, “hopeful consideration for Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.’” Oh man. Stan, what happened, man?

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New TONY HAWK Game Continues To Fill Your Room With Fake Plastic Things

Filed Under: gaming by Marty Day — Leave a comment
May 15, 2009

Well, this should come as no surprise.

Activision loves to sell games with “must-have” controllers.

And…Activision looooooves to run their money making franchises into the ground with sequel after sequel.

So it doesn’t shock me in the least to see that the 13th Tony Hawk title is played with the use of a fake, plastic skateboard.

Tony Hawk Ride, as it’s titled, is scheduled to be shown off at E3 later this month.  Due to hit the PS3, 360 and Wii, it’ll cost at least $100 to get your game on. Add probably another $60 for a second controller.

For those counting at home, this leaves only the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft games as the Activision franchises without fake controllers.  Personally, I’m hoping for a mini game where you can shred with your Guitar Hero controller while skating around wherever.  Teach kids that they can’t do two things at once.

Personally, I miss the days of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, which is probably one of my most played games in the PSOne era.  Good times, that game.

Original Post: Kotaku – New Tony Hawk Game Has A Freakin’ Skateboard Peripheral – Tony Hawk: Ride.

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Casey Wilson vs. THE INTERNET

Filed Under: across the net, tv by Marty Day — 1 Comment
May 14, 2009

If you’ve been following this blog long enough, you’d know that I’m a huge sketch comedy nerd.

SNL, Mr. Show, The State, UCB…I’ve followed them all, and having had interest in doing improv comedy myself, I study and analyze it all.

In the past year, SNL has added 4 new cast members to their hallowed halls, including Casey Wilson.

Casey was added on the back end of the ’07-’08 season, and only now is really showing her skills as a comedic actress.

Unfortunately, in this day and age of the internet, snap judgements are made, and posted for all to see (something even I’m willing to admit I’m part of).

So what happens when Ms. Wilson decides to take on the commentors herself?

The video above, courtesy of FunnyOrDie.com. It’s awkward. It’s awesome. Click play.

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A Trio of PUBLIC ENEMIES Posters

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May 13, 2009

As I’ve said to quite a few friends of mine in real life, I’m thinking after the non-stop blockbuster fest of the Summer of 2008, 2009 will be a summer of sleeper films.

I’m pretty darn sure that Public Enemies will be one of these flicks.

I mean, from the onset of the plot, Johnny Depp as legendary mobster John Dillinger being chased by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale)…how can you go wrong?

The first trailer was attached to Watchmen in March, and while the flick looks awesome, the digitally shot look is somewhat jarring for a 1920′s era piece.

Either way, I’m getting excited for Public Enemies‘ release on July 1st, and the trio of new posters above certainly is helping.

I’ve embedded the trailer below…what do you think?

Original Post: Public Enemies Character Posters | /Film.

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Relive Your Favorite Part of LOST!

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May 13, 2009

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Tonight (actually, currently) is the season finale of Lost.

So of course, we Abrams addicts are going to be needing something to fill the time between now and next January while we wait for Lost’s Sixth and Final Season.

How about a version of the infamous Doomsday Terminal where you have to input a series of numbers, every 108 minutes?!

You get to be Desmond by way of your iPhone!

What could possibly go wrong?!

Doomsday Terminal is available now via the iTunes App Store.

Original Post: Unofficial Lost Terminal iPhone App Is A Game Of Patience

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Now THIS Would’ve Made THE WIRE Better…

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May 13, 2009

I’ve found what would make The Wire better!

I know, that statement is blasphemy in some circles of the web, but really, this is THE thing that the Charm City serial was missing…A LAUGH TRACK.

Way to go, HBO. You could’ve grabbed middle America with this.

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The BACK TO THE FUTURE That Might’ve Been

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May 13, 2009

Sure, we’ve all heard the stories about how Back to the Future originally starred Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly before Michael J. Fox took over in what would become his signature role. But now I’m here to give you a glimpse of another alternate Back to the Future that did not see the light of day…

Now, I’ve always loved the posters above. Iconic. Spoofed dozens of times.  And as a Marty myself, I’ve always been very interested in the series… But that image of Marty with the delorian? NOT Universal’s first choice. BEHOLD…ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF THE BACK TO THE FUTURE POSTER!

All I can say is…they’re SUPER 80s.

Original Post: : DREW STRUZAN.

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